2 APRIL 1988, page 25

Dutiful Dukes

Sir: Mr Latimer (Letters, 26 March) does not say why he considers the incomes of late-19th-century landowners to be evi- LETTERS dence of lack of generosity. In fact the peers......

Good Riddance

Sir: I am glad to see that Jeffrey Bernard is now finding solace in music (Low life, 16 January). Only a few years ago the Coach and Horses, of which he is such a notable......

Mystery

Sir: I find your suggestion (Diary, 19 March) that the appeal of the Independent lies in its sparse coverage of royal events less convincing than one advanced recently by a......

A Calendar For 1988 By Posy Simmonds Ani L 14 Desmond

DuJff, (:2), a retired engineer, very lame and rather deaf, a resident of Deddinham Court Rest Home, is man of the month.......